Just had to share this with you for the weekend. This is De Atramentis Ebony! It bleeds blood red! No photoshop – this is absolutely what happened when washed with water! It literally bleeds! Make of […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: Bockingford
Rohrer and Klingner Ink Review
Massdrop kindly sent me 12 Rohrer & Klingner inks to test. 8 standard Schreibtinte writing inks, 2 containing iron gall and 4 Super5 waterproof inks. Cassia – A solid even/flat purple colour that bleeds easily when added to water and washes out evenly […]
Private Reserve Ink Review
Massdrop have very kindly sent me 5 of these Private Reserve Inks to have a play with. Chocolate – A thick dark brown ink that bleeds easily when added to water with reddish browns leaching into the wash areas and a cyan blue at […]
De Atramentis Inks Review
Massdrop sent me 12 of these De Atramentis Standard Inks to have a look at. I’d never heard of them before so had no preconceptions but I have to say I wasn’t expecting anything too […]
Monteverde Inks Review
Monteverde Rouge, Bleu, Purple and Turquoise – These coloured inks appear to be very pure colours and not made up of dye blends. Therefore there are no quirky behavioural characteristics to note. When added to water […]
Diplomat Inks Review
Diplomat Black – What a fantastic surprise! Blends well with water and reacts evenly with bleach. The black is really dark and rich and as you can see at the bleeding edge there is this gorgeous plum colour! […]
Diamine Shimmer Inks – Metal Guru
Following up on the shimmer inks buzz, I got in contact with Phil Davies at Diamine Inks who very kindly sent me the 10 shimmer ink samples to play with. The first thing I noted is that none […]
Emeraude de Chivor bleach out
Type and illustration on an Emeraude de Chivor ink wash using Emeraude de Chivor ink and bleach on a heavyweight Bockingford watercolour stock. Line work was accomplished using a Noodlers Ahab fountain pen. You may notice that the gold […]
Diamine Reds and Browns
From the same batch of ink samples from Ross at Pure Pens that greeted me upon my return from holiday: Diamine Oxblood – A thick dark rich ink that bleeds easily when added to water and behaves like a watercolour […]
Diamine Purples, Pinks, Reds and Orange
Another batch of ink samples from Ross at Pure Pens greeted me upon my return from holiday. And what a batch too. All of them are stunning colours: Diamine Merlot – A thick dark rich ink that doesn’t bleed […]
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